Skye/Lusa (Highland) weather

Headline:

Sunny spells in east, west cloudier with a little rain

Today:

Some warm sunny spells for Caithness and the northern Great Glen but for many a rather cloudy day with, especially through the morning, patchy light rain. More persistent rain may reach the Outer Hebrides towards evening. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Some late sunny spells in east, but generally a cloudy evening and night with outbreaks of rain over the Western Isles, occasionally heavy in west, edging east overnight. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Thursday:

A cloudy start for most with outbreaks of rain, heaviest and most persistent in west. The rain turns lighter, patchier in the afternoon with some warm sunshine possible in east. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Remaining unsettled with showers or, especially on Saturday, some longer spells of occasionally heavy rain. Warm in east Friday and Saturday but cooler again on Sunday.

Rain spreading across many parts of the UK during Monday, heaviest and most persistent in the north, with amounts in the south probably quite small. A longer-lived a more widespread spell of dry and sunny weather may develop for a time during the middle part of next week, otherwise conditions overall will be changeable and similar to patterns that have dominated July so far. Showers and occasional spells of more persistent rain are likely to affect all regions at times. However, some drier and brighter interludes are also expected. The most frequent spells of wet weather are most likely to be across northern and western areas. Temperatures mostly close to average for a time, with any warmer spells generally short-lived.

Through this period, there remains a slightly increased chance of more settled spells of weather developing at times, particularly in the south. However, there is still a substantial chance of other weather types too, with more changeable periods also likely. Through the period as a whole, drier than average conditions are more likely than wetter than average. Warmer than average conditions are also weakly favoured overall, with a slightly enhanced likelihood of short-lived hot spells.